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Biliary Diseases and Pancreatitis

EM Clerkship
EM Clerkship
Episode • Jun 9, 2019 • 21m
Biliary Diseases Biliary Colic- A gallstone DOES NOT GET STUCK, but it slowly rolls out of the gallbladder, through the cystic duct, then the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. This results in several hours of crampy “colicky” pain as the stone passes. Cholecystitis- A gallstone gets stuck IN THE NECK OF THE GALLBLADDER OR […]